Moon flask with gilded decoration, bone china (ca. 1861–75) Bone china is a highly durable and translucent type of porcelain made by adding animal bone ash to ceramic clay. British maker Coalport produced this moon flask. The flattened circular body reflects the Victorian interest in East Asian forms and the Aesthetic Movement. Loc. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Dim. 26.5 x 21.4 x 12.1 cm (10 7/16 x 8 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)













